Comments on: Woman sues Verizon for lying about Internet speed http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/ The economics of digital content Thu, 23 May 2013 14:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ricardo http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89578 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 07:32:20 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89578 Typo alert: “You can’t watch Netflix at 768k, or event conduct a good Skype video chat.”

]]> By: H http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89569 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:14:15 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89569 ” I HATE Verizon ” Louis C.K

]]> By: Ralph http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89465 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:20:30 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89465 The laws of physics apply the same to all countries. Your comparisons are meaningless.

]]> By: TMC http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89448 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:28:40 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89448 Verizon is wrong to charge more when they knowingly didn’t qualify the line for higher speeds or made any effort to change the copper pair to see if higher speeds were possible. 3 – 7 megabits is possible upto 3 miles out of the central office, BUT the line (copper pair) must be in pristine condition for the highest speeds.

]]> By: bob http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89391 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:46:38 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89391 The problem is not the “As the Crow Flies” distance between the user and the CO but the length of the cable between them. If the cable takes an indirect path (which is usually the case), then you can be miles away from the CO when you measure the cable. Think of driving from one location to another as opposed to measuring the distance on a map or using a helicopter or VTOL Plane like a Harrier Jump Jet for the trip.

]]> By: sassy lou http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89342 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:42:59 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89342 People really need to check up on their providers…These MoFos will rip you off left and right.

I like this independent tester.
http://www.speedtest.net/index.php?nojs=1

]]> By: WillieFDiazSF http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89288 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:25:26 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89288 I have an independent DSL provider that has equipment in the local AT&T CO near my house, and I get 10mbps (advertised as UP to 20mbps, capable of 22mbps). AT&T offers only 6mbps maximum from that CO. Through their U-Verse service they offer 12mbps. So go figure.
My point is that this lady lives in Los Angeles, and if I know something about LA and the population and telephone lines, there is a CO every 1/2 to 1 mile. So, Verizon is full of it.

]]> By: Andrew http://paidcontent.org/2012/04/10/woman-sues-verizon-for-lying-about-internet-speed/#comment-89273 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:49:45 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=205226#comment-89273 In UK people can get 4 Meg from 61dB attenuation lines, i.e. around 3.5 miles long.

So 768 sees very slow for ADSL, unless it was the G.Lite variant

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